The Afghan War Warrants A Paradigmatic Shift for State-Building

Chair: Dr. Ashok K. BehuriaDiscussants: Prof. Riyaz Punjabi and Dr. D Subachandran, Major Highlights of the Paper: The Afghan state whose security and legitimacy is warred for and which is… Continue reading The Afghan War Warrants A Paradigmatic Shift for State-Building

One Hundred Years of Kautilya’s Arthasastra

Chair: Dr S KalyanaramanExternal Discussants: Ambassador K P Fabian, Professor Navnita Chadha Behera and Col VMB KrishnanInternal Discussants: Mr. Saurabh Mishra and Ms. Nupur Brahma The central argument of this… Continue reading One Hundred Years of Kautilya’s Arthasastra

Interaction of IDSA scholars with media delegation from 18 IOR-ARC member countries

A media delegation from the 18 member countries of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) visited IDSA to interact with the Director-General, Dr. Arvind Gupta and other… Continue reading Interaction of IDSA scholars with media delegation from 18 IOR-ARC member countries

Round Table Interaction of IDSA Scholars with members of the Egyptian Council of Foreign Affairs

A senior level delegation from the Egyptian Council of Foreign Affairs visited IDSA for a Round Table Interaction on various issues of mutual interest. The delegation included Amb. Dr. El-Sayed… Continue reading Round Table Interaction of IDSA Scholars with members of the Egyptian Council of Foreign Affairs

Round Table with Mr. Micheal Krepon on Space Security

IDSA organized a Round Table Discussion on October 30, 2012. The speaker for the Round Table was Micheal Krepon, co-founder of Stimson Centre, and director of the South Asia and… Continue reading Round Table with Mr. Micheal Krepon on Space Security

Interaction with a delegation from the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR)

The East Asia Centre of the IDSA organised a round table with a visiting delegation from the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR). The delegation was headed by CICIR’s… Continue reading Interaction with a delegation from the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR)

Third YB Chavan Memorial Lecture – India’s Foreign Policy – Future Challenges

“India’s Foreign Policy – Future Challenges” — Ambassador Kanwal Sibal IDSA in collaboration with Yashwantrao Chavan Pratishthan, Mumbai hosted the third Y B Chavan Memorial Lecture, the founding President and… Continue reading Third YB Chavan Memorial Lecture – India’s Foreign Policy – Future Challenges

Round Table Discussion on Post Leadership Transition Analyses in China

IDSA organised a Round Table Discussion on the subject of Post Leadership Transition Analyses in China on 20 November. Amb (retd) TCA Rangachari chaired this discussion. Prof. Madhu Bhalla, Prof.… Continue reading Round Table Discussion on Post Leadership Transition Analyses in China

Talk by Ian Taylor on “China-Africa Relations”

Subject : Chinese Engagement in Africa Speaker: Prof. Ian Taylor, University of St. Andrews, ScotlandChair: Dr. Arvind Gupta, DG, IDSA Introducing the subject, Ms. Ruchita Beri, Senior Research Associate, IDSA… Continue reading Talk by Ian Taylor on “China-Africa Relations”

Effectiveness of Quality Assurance (QA) in Army Procurements

Chairperson: Brig Rumel Dahiya (Retd)External Discussants: Lt Col Sanjay Pande, Lt Col VS Raghuvanshi and Col OP SinghInternal Discussant: Col Venu Gopal Major Highlights of the Paper: This is second… Continue reading Effectiveness of Quality Assurance (QA) in Army Procurements